Tragic baby girl found dead in snow-covered field named as Ava with desperate hunt for mum ongoing

A TRAGIC babe miss recovered dormant successful a snow-covered tract by a dogwalker has been named arsenic Ava.

The kid was discovered past Wednesday adjacent Ashtons Field successful Salford adjacent to the M61 motorway bridge.

Greater Manchester Police contiguous confirmed the babe was a miss pursuing a station mortem.

A origin of decease has inactive not been determined with further tests being carried out.

The horror unfolded astatine astir lunchtime connected Thursday erstwhile a dogwalker recovered the baby's body.

Emergency crews swooped connected Ravenscraig Road, which is surrounded by concern buildings, and cordoned the country off.

At the time, officers said they did not cognize the sex, age, oregon ethnicity of Baby A.

Horrified locals near floral tributes and brushed toys, including stuffed teddy bears and snowmen, for the tragic tot.

One said the babe was discovered conscionable yards from the entranceway to Ashtons Field beside a lay-by.

She added: "Because the mediocre small babe was recovered truthful adjacent to the roadworthy and entranceway to the park, it could good beryllium that idiosyncratic has driven here.

“They’ve conscionable pulled successful and thrown oregon placed the babe successful the bushes and driven off. They could person travel from anywhere.”

GMP said they were pursuing respective lines of enquiry and are moving with section spouse agencies successful a bid to place the baby.

Chf Supt Neil Blackwood said astatine the time: "Tragically, today, we person recovered what we judge to beryllium the remains of a young babe connected Ravenscraig Road successful Salford.

"We person a country successful place, and you volition apt spot an accrued beingness of officers successful the section country portion we transportation retired enquiries to recognize the circumstances.

"All of this is highly sensitive, and this investigation needs to beryllium handled with the utmost attraction it deserves, and it is going to instrumentality time."

Anyone with accusation tin telephone constabulary connected 101 quoting log 1319 of 20/11/24.